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  1. Re:so what's nvidia's equivalent of this thing? on ATI's All-In-Wonder 2006 · · Score: 1
    - Coax connectors do hardly (if at all fit) into normal PCI slots

    10BaseT ethernet cards used those without problem, in PCI slots. But USB is still much easier, of course.

  2. Re:No. on 360 Has Best Launch Lineup Ever? · · Score: 1

    Ah, that's true. The disc has full versions of all Zelda games currently not on sale (as first release). Still a very impressive collection to have on one disc, though. I've spent a lot of time just with that one. Not to mention that Double Dash was the actual freebie with the console! Zelda was just a promotional disc tacked on.

  3. Re:What's the point? on What Do You Think of the COLEMAK Keyboard? · · Score: 1

    There are a lot of non-English qwerty layouts, but I still haven't seen any non-English Dvorak or Coleman layouts. I'm not about to switch until there's some reasonable standard for those.

  4. Re:No. on 360 Has Best Launch Lineup Ever? · · Score: 1

    I got a Zelda promotion pack with my Gamecube. It contains full versions of all zeldas (emulated) up until Majora's Mask, and also a demo of Wind Waker, all on one disc. Kick-ass value, I tell you!

  5. Re:Video Link on Marfa Lights Explained · · Score: 1
    Hm, no that's not quite what I meant. More like: it's a bad idea to have an open mind, and then suddenly begin trusting it while landing on some arbitrary hypothesis. It's good to have an open mind, but you need to keep it open using reason as your crowbar, not let it degenerate into gobbledygook.

    It's sometimes rather difficult, admittedly.

  6. Re:How long till the skeptics post? on Polar Bears Drowning As Globe Warms · · Score: 1
    ...except he makes a heavy-handed assumption:

    "Urbanisation has been more successfully corrected for in the US than in the rest of the world and the US also has the best maintained network of weather stations in the world. This must therefore be a better representation of the global picture too." Say what? (emphasis mine)

    He also helpfully includes satellite measurements from the last 26 years or so, which don't really say anything about longer trends.

  7. Re:Video Link on Marfa Lights Explained · · Score: 1

    You're right, but statistically speaking, it's nearly always a bad idea to trust your open mind (fraught with bugs, internal inconsistencies, irrational behaviour, and a willingness to believe anything that fits pre-conceived notions), rather than hard evidence and sound, peer-reviewed theories.

  8. Re:Possible reason on XP SP2 Adoption Lagging Overseas · · Score: 1

    I spotted some win98's at a university in Korea. What's funny is, even though I only used WinSCP/putty and crimson editor on one of them, the thing still managed to crash on me repeatedly and reliably!

  9. Re:Downsite? on Steam Hybrid Car from BMW · · Score: 1

    The steam engine being powered by ... the exhaust from the electric engine. Brilliant!

  10. Re:Not exactly on Wikipedia's Accuracy Compared to Britannica · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It really seems that Wikipedia is an good encyclopedia of things that actually matter to most people.

  11. Re:Moral Victory on The Register Takes Aim at Wikipedia Again · · Score: 1

    The article collects, places, and organizes all the relevant published information in one place.

  12. Re:Moral Victory on The Register Takes Aim at Wikipedia Again · · Score: 1
    If it requires more work, I have a question: Is it really your work to do? (not any PR person's)

    Also, don't just remove information willy-nilly, that raises huge flags of suspicion, unless you're a very well-known writer. Instead, update it whenever you happen to pass by, and place a link to the source. If you fear it might get vandalized frequently, put the page on your watchlist. If people roll back your changes, check the talk page for any reasons for that, participate in the talk, and roll the changes in again. You are logged in, aren't you?

    Designating certain users as authoritative sources of information and maintainers is a very good idea, but you're not the first one to think of it, and it's still not the time for that, I think. In a few years or so, the database could (hopefully) be in a reasonable enough state that it can be locked down more tightly, at which point the real editing and review can begin.

    Rule of thumb for everyone: Wikipedia is still in a state of constant flux. Never expect to pin it down at "Absolute Truth (tm)" right away.

  13. Re:Bookshelf? on A Programmer's Bookshelf · · Score: 1

    I've always wondered what the manpages on a porn server contain...

  14. Re:More wierd stuff from SolidAlliance... on The Top 10 Weirdest USB Drives Ever · · Score: 1

    No, it's a pun on 'omamori' = amulet/charm.

  15. Re:Nitpick: Reason or mechanism? on Scientists Unlock Reasons Cancer Spreads · · Score: 1

    Exactly. Cancer is a bug, not a feature.

  16. Re:Why the blog? on Zone Alarm Vs 180 Solutions: Zango hooks? · · Score: 1

    You, sir, have managed to reduce the blogosphere to the nutshell it always was.

  17. Re:It cant be any more dangerous on Alaskan Cyclotron - Not in My Backyard! · · Score: 1

    I think that the issue of bad guys owning the streets has more to do with the ratio of bad guys to good guys on the streets.

  18. Re:Three Mile Island on Alaskan Cyclotron - Not in My Backyard! · · Score: 1

    Then you're talking about the US nuclear industry. A new nuclear reactor is being built in Finland as we speak.

  19. Re:Duh on Computer Rebates Not As Sinister As You Think · · Score: 1

    Aren't all banks both online/offline these days?

  20. Re:Simple on 'Games Are Not Art' - The Fault of Game Journalists · · Score: 1

    I submit MDK as evidence to the contrary.

  21. Re:3DFX on Glide File Sharing Service Debuts · · Score: 1

    Probably UltraHLE. But by the looks of it, this thing doesn't quite have the same feel to it. I get an error when I try to sign up, other people here are still trying to figure out how to actually do anything. Mostly effort and no glide.

  22. Re:Don't use in-band signalling/control on Security Flaws Allow Wiretaps to be Evaded · · Score: 1
    Perhaps they could escape the data signals that are identical to control signals? Like so:

    *low tone from tapped phone* => \*low tone from tapped phone*

  23. Re:Perfect... on Air Guitar That Actually Plays! · · Score: 1

    Yeah, an ordinary vacuum mic just won't cut it in shower-singing situations.

  24. Re:Oh, Canada! on Canada Moves to Keep Skilled Workers · · Score: 1

    True, but then again, most sensible countries of the world are up north. The further south you go, the hairier it tends to get, with some exceptions.

  25. Re:Oh, Canada! on Canada Moves to Keep Skilled Workers · · Score: 1

    I don't know about Canada, but every car in Finland has a heating element built into the engine, which can be connected to a power socket in a locked box next to your parking space. The sockets are turned on in the early morning, so the engine is ready to go by the time people start to wake up & move about. With this, even a 30-year old car will start in the morning of a -20C degree day.